Ōra

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Ōra is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 26,267 in 10,382 households, and a population density of 840 persons per km². The total area of the town is 31.11 square kilometres. ()

Local name: 邑楽町 Population: 25.8 thous. (2019)Area: 12.01 mi²Coordinates: 36°14'33"N, 139°27'50"E

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Ōra – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun, Nyotaizan Kofun, Kanayama Castle.

6.2 miSW
Football, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, Kumagaya
158 min walk • Kumagaya Athletic Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. The stadium is part of a larger sports complex which includes a smaller athletics stadium, a rugby stadium and a large Arena. The complex is located in the Kumagaya Park.
5.3 miNW
Archaeological site
Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun, Ota
136 min walk • Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Uchigashimacho neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1941. It is the largest kofun in Gunma Prefecture and the 28th largest in the country.
5.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Nyotaizan Kofun, Ota
132 min walk • Nyotaizan kofun is a scallop-shaped Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Kashima neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927.
7 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Kanayama Castle, Ota
180 min walk • Kanayama Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style castle located on top of Mount Kanayama in what is now the city Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.
6.2 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Kumagaya Rugby Ground, Kumagaya
158 min walk • Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, is a rugby stadium in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium was built in 1991 and renovated between 2016 and 2018. Its capacity expanded from 20,000 to 24,000 people.
4.8 miSW
Stela
Minamikawara Stele, Kumagaya
123 min walk • Minamikawara ishitōba is a pair of Kamakura period stone memorial monuments located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. These stelae were designated a National Historic Site in 1928.
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Tatebayashi Castle, Tatebayashi
110 min walk • Tatebayashi Castle is a Japanese castle located in Tatebayashi, southern Gunma Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tatebayashi Castle was home to the Akimoto clan, daimyō of Tatebayashi Domain, but the castle was ruled by a large number of different clans over its history.
3.3 miW
Area
Ōizumi, Ota
83 min walk • Ōizumi is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 41,918 in 19,773 households, and a population density of 2300 persons per km². The total area of the town is 18.03 km².
5.8 miNE
36°18'50"N • 139°31'12"E
Ashikaga Flower Park, Ashikaga
149 min walk • Garden, Park
3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Xiao quan cheng, Ota
79 min walk • Koizumi Castle or Tomioka Castle was a Japanese castle located in present-day Oizumi-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture. The castle was built in the first year of the Entoku era. Today, the castle ruins, including the ring, inner moat, part of the...
2.7 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Ōizumi Observatory, Ota
69 min walk • Ōizumi Observatory is a private astronomical observatory in Ōizumi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Takao Kobayashi has made discoveries of numerous minor planets at the observatory. Since its founding, Kobayashi has discovered 1,200 minor asteroids and their positions using a 10-inch telescope.